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as i indicated, i talked to irene. i wasn't able to talk to ken, but i did talk to irene. i want to make sure that everyone understands the depth of my feelings -- i'm speaking for the entire senate. he believed in me more than i believed in myself, many, many years ago, a couple decades ago, he said, you know, you're going to do great things in the senate, always talked about my leading the senate, and he always came and said,, oh, always -- you did the right thing by telling you that you did the right thing. the chapter of inouye in the senate is something that is remarkable. not only his military record but what he did with the defense aspects of our country, the security aspects of this country. and there was no one more bipartisan than senator inouye. he had -- he has a brother at that lives in las vegas and a wonderful person he is. but he was as close to ted stevens as he was to any person -- that any person could be to a brother. they were brothers. they called themselves brothers. so he set an example always about bipartisanship, about working with others, and, as
as i indicated, i talked to irene. i wasn't able to talk to ken, but i did talk to irene. i want to make sure that everyone understands the depth of my feelings -- i'm speaking for the entire senate. he believed in me more than i believed in myself, many, many years ago, a couple decades ago, he said, you know, you're going to do great things in the senate, always talked about my leading the senate, and he always came and said,, oh, always -- you did the right thing by telling you that you did...
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Dec 18, 2012
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well, i don't know if senator inouye ever got it for his wife, irene. but i say to my colleagues today, at an appropriate time, in behalf of the women of the united states senate, i will present this pin to mrs. inouye in honor of her husband. our gift to her because he gave so many gifts to us. he was a lion in the senate, a real american hero. though gentle in style, he was a fierce warrior when it came to fighting for his nation or standing up for hawaii. when he received his medal of honor, he was rising to the call of the sirens at pearl harbor, volunteering to serve his country, putting aside his own dreams to be a physician. but he went on to be a healer of many wounds. he was decorated in world war ii for saving his fellow soldiers. my experience with senator inouye as a friend was that he was a devoted, dedicated public servant. he was hawaii's first representative of the nation's newest state. he was the first person of japanese heritage ever to be elected to the senate. imagine. he himself knew what it was like to break barriers and to break
well, i don't know if senator inouye ever got it for his wife, irene. but i say to my colleagues today, at an appropriate time, in behalf of the women of the united states senate, i will present this pin to mrs. inouye in honor of her husband. our gift to her because he gave so many gifts to us. he was a lion in the senate, a real american hero. though gentle in style, he was a fierce warrior when it came to fighting for his nation or standing up for hawaii. when he received his medal of honor,...
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Dec 19, 2012
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katrina stands in our minds, but irene and on and on it goes -- sandy being the latest. and this one was truly of monumental proportion and create add lot of damage. and, therefore, a federal response is needed and necessary, if we're going to begin to have an adequate recovery, get people back too work and back in their homes, businesses up and growing again and working. and the bill that is currently on the floor for us here attem attempts to do that. now, some of us were somewhat staggered by the initial number, $60.4 billion. that may not be enough. that may be too much. but in the short amount of time that we've had to try to put all the estimates together in terms of what might be needed, what we have -- senate republican appropriations members attempted to do is separate that from what is immediately needed -- immediate laid being from the time of the storm through march 27 -- to attend to those first responders, those initial responses that need to take place, the whole raft of things that run the gamut from debris cleanup to repairing damaged and flooded facilit
katrina stands in our minds, but irene and on and on it goes -- sandy being the latest. and this one was truly of monumental proportion and create add lot of damage. and, therefore, a federal response is needed and necessary, if we're going to begin to have an adequate recovery, get people back too work and back in their homes, businesses up and growing again and working. and the bill that is currently on the floor for us here attem attempts to do that. now, some of us were somewhat staggered...
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when irene hit last vermont last year, no one coo could have anticipated the disaster we saw. roads washed away, bridges collapsed, communities cut off, all entrances and exits from the community were destroyed, bridges that had been there from the time i had been born. i remember as children, always been there. they were there when we parents were living there, were there when my an grandparents were th. gone in minutes. vermonters know when one of us is hurting, all of us are hurting. vermont appreciated the assistance from other states near and far and from the federal government. new jersey, new york, and other states hit by the superstorm are now depending on us. so let's do the right thing. there's no need for delay. christmas is coming. thousands of families have lost everything. their hope, their futures are in our hands. they need our help. they deserve our help. we are americans, we come together to help. so let us do it. mr. president, i'll speak further on this, but -- i see the distinguished senior senator from new york. he and i have discussed this. he's seen mor
when irene hit last vermont last year, no one coo could have anticipated the disaster we saw. roads washed away, bridges collapsed, communities cut off, all entrances and exits from the community were destroyed, bridges that had been there from the time i had been born. i remember as children, always been there. they were there when we parents were living there, were there when my an grandparents were th. gone in minutes. vermonters know when one of us is hurting, all of us are hurting. vermont...
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Dec 18, 2012
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my condolences go to his wife irene and the entire inouye family and to all who miss him greatly. you know, we come down to the session every day. we get the calendar of business. this one dated today. you look on all the list of the committees and you see the chairman and the members, but today his name is not there. after 41 years. my heart goes out to him, to truly the silent giant. i yield the floor. mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, i come to the floor today to pay tribute to an american hero, a great senator, an amazing man, and a dear friend, senator danny inouye. senator inouye dedicated his life to public service and through his hard and faithful work he has left his nation around the state that he loves so dearly far better in so many ways. we will all hear a lot about -- in the days ahead about the barriers that danny broke down over the course of his life. we will hear about his service in times of war and in peace, about his heroism, about his love for his family and state and country, and we'll
my condolences go to his wife irene and the entire inouye family and to all who miss him greatly. you know, we come down to the session every day. we get the calendar of business. this one dated today. you look on all the list of the committees and you see the chairman and the members, but today his name is not there. after 41 years. my heart goes out to him, to truly the silent giant. i yield the floor. mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs....
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Dec 28, 2012
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our hearts obviously are with irene and dan's son ken now. dan had an awesome legacy and always will, a legacy of characteristic, of honor, and of service. and so i say, dan, thank you for what you have shared with each of us and for the life of service you gave to this country and your state that you loved so very much. i thank the presiding officer and yield the floor. mr. mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, i want to thank the senator from west virginia for his deeply moving and heartfelt sentiments concerning our dear and departed comrade, no senator inouye, a mn so unique that never again will the senate of the united states of america see his like again. i thank the senator from west virginia for his very important and moving tribute. mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to pull amendment number 3355. -- to call up amendment number 3355. the presiding officer: without objection, the clerk will report. the clerk: mr. mccain proposes amendment numbered 3355. the presiding of
our hearts obviously are with irene and dan's son ken now. dan had an awesome legacy and always will, a legacy of characteristic, of honor, and of service. and so i say, dan, thank you for what you have shared with each of us and for the life of service you gave to this country and your state that you loved so very much. i thank the presiding officer and yield the floor. mr. mccain: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arizona. mr. mccain: mr. president, i want to thank the...
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Dec 21, 2012
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irene, you may remember. i was behind you. the lord is my shepherd, i shall not want. he makes me lie down in green pastures. he leads me besides still waters. he restores my soul. he leads me in the path of righteousness for his name's sake. even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil for you are with me. your rod and your staff, they comfort me. you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies, and you anoint my head with oil. my cup runs over. surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and i will dwell in the house of the lord forever. the curtain was soon drawn on the light of this great american. i offered a prayer, and as i headed through rush hour traffic trying to get back to the capitol for a vigil that we were having for the newtown, connecticut atrocity, i kept remembering the words "even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil for you are with me." i found myself asking in the car how was it that he was able to walk so confidently through the valle
irene, you may remember. i was behind you. the lord is my shepherd, i shall not want. he makes me lie down in green pastures. he leads me besides still waters. he restores my soul. he leads me in the path of righteousness for his name's sake. even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death, i will fear no evil for you are with me. your rod and your staff, they comfort me. you prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies, and you anoint my head with oil. my cup runs over....